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| Obama the Aching Void |
| 2011-08-10 |
| Elizabeth Scalia ("The Anchoress") ...Obama’s empty, aloof, wasteful ten-minute remarks — during which he swiveled his head from side to side and seemed unable to look into the camera and meet the “eyes of the people”, nattered on about “coming weeks” and committees and November, and was unable or unwilling to break from his standard, overused script — the president proved that a vote of “no confidence” is just. The sharp-dressed politico who Hillary Clinton once derided as receiving too much glory because “he gave a good speech, once,” exposed himself as an aching void of a man, bereft of ideas or energy; a lonely planet, spinning as it fades away. I say this as someone who opposed his presidency — for precisely the weaknesses that some of his supporters are finally admitting have always existed — but who wants the best for her country, and frankly for The American President. I am concerned about Obama. The guy I saw yesterday seemed barely in control of himself — he seemed angry, frustrated and terribly frightened — like a lightweight who had been thrown into a heavy-weight competition and knew he’d survived this long on luck and kindness, and was anticipating the bell which, this time, would force him to either fully engage or get knocked out. Hence the deepening of his bunker mentality. The longer he can stay in the corner, huddled with his team, the longer he puts off facing that bell. Well, the bell is striking. He’s going to have to either pull up his trunks and engage, or we all go down for the count. Forfeiting is not the option of champions. As I write at First Things today,: Yesterday, President Obama took to the podium and proclaimed, “. . . we have always been and always will be a triple-A country,” and it sounded like empty sentimentalism from a man at a loss for words and for meaning—the kind of helpless, grasping-at-straws thing you say to a defeated friend you are trying to buck up, even as you know you lack the answers, or the resources, to offer either consolation or solutions.... |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #9 The US is "AAA" until November 2011 thru November 2013??? Well, the US just got the "AA+" + already Perts, Bloggers are saying not even that score/rating may be safe this coming November. * ION NEWSMAX > [Arthur] LAFFER: OBAMA MUST USE REAGANONOMICS TO SAVE ECONOMY. versus * SAME > WHITE HOUSE TO PUSH REPEAL OF BUSH-ERA TAX CUTS. * SAME/FREEREPUBLIC > [Maha-Rushie] LIMBAUGH:OBAMA ENGINEERING THE DECLINE OF AMERICA, i.e. the "American Republic". D *** NG IT, THIS IS AMERIKA, NOT AMERICA, + DON'T YOUSE EVER FERGIT E-V-A-R! WHAT WE NEVER TOLD YOU! FYI FOX NEWS AM > repors the DOW HAS LOST NEARLY 520 POINTS SINCE YESTERDAY 08/10, effec wiping out all of yesterday's 400-plus point gains. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-08-10 23:13 |
| #8 during which he swiveled his head from side to side and seemed unable to look into the camera and meet the “eyes of the people” Lighten up, the guy was watching a table tennis game. |
| Posted by: Cincinnatus Chili 2011-08-10 20:17 |
| #7 "Why should he stop a winning formula?" AlanC you da man. |
| Posted by: Dale 2011-08-10 13:46 |
| #6 He has been campaigning since the 2008 inauguration. He has not done anything else. John, look at his history. He won a nobel prize without doing anything else. He got through law school + law review without doing anything else. He got through the senates (Ill & US) without doing anything else. Why should he stop a winning formula? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2011-08-10 11:25 |
| #5 Elizabeth Scalia has always calmed my nerves when dealing with the evil party. For years she has soothed me. Bless you dear. |
| Posted by: newc 2011-08-10 11:02 |
| #4 When you start into the Zero, the Zero stares back. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2011-08-10 09:59 |
| #3 His sole motivation is winning re-election. He has been campaigning since the 2008 inauguration. He has not done anything else. An empty suit with no experience at really doing anything. Foisted on us by a very left-wing MSM and groups who wanted their share of the pickings. We are about picked clean. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-08-10 08:58 |
| #2 This article is spot on. Some may recall I have used the expression "deepening of his bunker mentality" or simply bunker mentality. Now is the time he can be the most difficult. Anything can happen in his current state of mind. Medical,mental but assuredly denial. Best thing he can do is take several vacations. |
| Posted by: Dale 2011-08-10 08:54 |
| #1 He is hoping for a recovery in early 2012. Otherwise...there is no otherwise. |
| Posted by: Thumper and Tenille2812 2011-08-10 08:39 |